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SeaWorld's natural setting plans 'still a concrete tank'

SeaWorld plans to replace its β€˜circus-style’ killer whale shows in San Diego and promises a β€œmore natural” setting.

The company have lost half of their share value since the release of Blackfish in 2013, a documentary film cataloguing alleged mistreatment of killer whales at its parks.

β€œThey talk about a natural setting but we’re still talking about a concrete tank,” Chris Butler-Stroud, the chief executive of Whales and Dolphins Conservation UK told the Today programme.

He also said that the theme park’s plan to phase out killer whale shows might just be β€œrepackaging of the show to try and get around some bad PR they've been experiencing over the past few years.”

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